Hajar's Lamby Friday Food Couscous Recipe

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Hajar's Lamby Friday Food Couscous
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
376
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Soak the chickpeas overnight in four times their volume of water in a noncorrosive bowl. I said chickpeas, zaar says garbanzo beans! Here in Morocco Humus is the word for chickpeas.
  2. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed 5- to 7-quart pot.
  3. Lightly brown the lamb.
  4. On all sides over moderate heat. Transfer the meat to a warm platter.
  5. Reduce the temperature to low and saute the onions for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
  6. Add the lamb, boiling water, lemon juice, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Stir, cover, and simmer the mixture for 20 minutes.
  7. Drain the chickpeas and stir them into the lamb mixture. Simmer the ingredients, covered, for 45 minutes until chickpeas are tender.
  8. Begin this step 5 minutes before step 6 is completed. Peel the carrots and turnips. Cut the carrots into 3/4-inch long segments and the turnips into 3/4-inch cubes. When step 6 is completed, stir these ingredients into the pot containing the lamb. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until veg. is very soft. No tender crisp here!
  9. Begin this step as soon as the carrots and turnips start simmering in step 7. Put the couscous pellets in a 2- to 3-quart pan. Pour cold tap water into the pan until it reaches a depth of 1 inch above the pellets.
  10. Soak the pellets for 10 minutes.
  11. Pour the couscous into a sieve, discarding the water. Return the couscous to its soaking pan. Slowly strain two cups of the broth from the large pot into the couscous. Bring this mixture to a simmer. Cover, and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
  12. Chunk the zucchini into 3-inch pieces and the peppers into 1/4 inch-thick strips. When step 7 is completed, stir in both ingredients and simmer the mixture, covered, for 10 minutes.
  13. It should be time to turn off the heat under the simmering couscous as soon as the zucchini-and-pepper mixture starts simmering in step 10. Fluff, cover the pan, and let it stand for 8 minutes. Then pour off any remaining liquid.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 376.31 Kcal (1576 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.19g 6%
Sodium 69.27mg 3%
Potassium 719.61mg 15%
Total Carbs 71.19g 24%
Sugars 9.6g 38%
Dietary Fiber 10.32g 41%
Protein 13.63g 27%
Vitamin C 72.6mg 121%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 95.1mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 80.96 Kcal (339 kJ)
Calories from fat 8.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.9g 6%
Sodium 14.9mg 3%
Potassium 154.82mg 15%
Total Carbs 15.32g 24%
Sugars 2.07g 38%
Dietary Fiber 2.22g 41%
Protein 2.93g 27%
Vitamin C 15.6mg 121%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 0.4mg 11%
Calcium 20.5mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.1
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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